As Benjamin Barker’s wooden hammers dance across the 125 strings of his dulcimer, classical melodies fill the sanctuary at St. George the Martyr Anglican Church in Simpsonville. At the same time, his ...

The mountain dulcimer is a deceptively simple-looking instrument. Only about three feet long from tip to tip, with three strings and a neck full of frets, almost like a cross between a violin and ...

Four years ago, I had never heard of a dulcimer, which is a musical instrument. Now, it seems like everyone plays it, including me. Just recently, I was in the library and ran into a co-worker.

TANNER WILLIAMS, Ala. -- The Merry Souls Dulcimer Group of Tanner Williams is an aptly named musical company. They laugh a lot at their two-hour weekly jam sessions; they socialize together, bringing ...

CENTERVILLE, Ga. - These people do not need electronic equipment or expensive acoustics to make toe-tapping, knee-slapping music. There are no iPods, iPads, stereos or amplifiers here. It's just a ...

For 40 years they have gathered with their string wooden instruments to share conversation with one another and celebrate in song.

Stephen Seifert will be teaching and performing with Erin and Amber Rogers, known as Scenic Roots, in a Dulcimer School on Oct. 13 at the Mountain Arts Community Center. Fiddle with Amber Rogers - ...

Jimmy Fallon finally got the chance to break out the dulcimer he always keeps behind his Tonight Show desk just in case any of his guests are adept at playing the instrument — such as Amanda Seyfried.

The two particulars separating “Rehab Reunion” from most every other record made by Bruce Hornsby is the unexpected absence of one sound and the dominance of another. What you don’t hear is piano, not ...